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The Beggar’s Opera · Character

Molly Brazen

A prostitute, one of Macheath's acquaintances.

minor

Also known as Molly

First appearance: act i

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STSuky TawdryMPMrs. PeachumPPPolly PeachumMAMaryboneBDBetty DoxyMBMolly Brazen

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  • Other

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  • Supporting characters and underworld figures
  • Macheath's lovers and rivals
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

Macheath’s psychological peak is his oscillation between defiant bravado (drinking to scorn death) and abject…

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See Molly Brazen in act i